object representing a range

diff --git a/bundles/runtime/org.eclipse.fx.core/src/org/eclipse/fx/core/Range.java b/bundles/runtime/org.eclipse.fx.core/src/org/eclipse/fx/core/Range.java
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+package org.eclipse.fx.core;
+
+public class Range {
+	public final int start;
+	public final int end;
+
+	public Range(int start, int end) {
+		this.start = start;
+		this.end = end;
+	}
+
+	public static boolean intersects(int start1, int end1, int start2, int end2) {
+		return between(start1, end1, start2) || between(start1, end1, end2);
+	}
+
+	public static boolean between(int start, int end, int value) {
+		return start <= value && end >= value;
+	}
+}